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SAAB Diesel Particulate Filter Clean in Houghton le Spring

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A Diesel Particulate Filter (or DPF) captures soot particles, and is an essential component of any modern diesel engine, but can become blocked over time, and replacement isn't cheap. Fortunately many of our friendly, expert garages across Houghton le Spring offer chemical cleaning as an alternative, so you can receive competitive SAAB quotes FAST.

Fantastic service. I had a phonecall immediately after asking for a quote. I was told they could do it the next day and come and collect my car and drop it off afterwards.
True to their word a man came prompt early the next morning and came back at the time stated with my clutch all done.
Would definitely use this garage again.

17.08.17

Kirsty, Volkswagen Polo

Excellent service and friendly garage work done in a timely manner would highly recommend this garage .

18.08.17

Zara, Vauxhall Astra

Great service from this garage , they collected my car , fitted a new clutch and delivered it within 4 hours . Will definitely use them again. Good price too.

22.08.17

Wendy, Renault Clio

Collected car and replaced clutch then delivered back to me within about 5 hours. Excellent service and good price would recommend this garage. 5 stars.

25.08.17

Teresa, Peugeot 206

who can fix my car is a waste of time not one garage got back intouch with me never again

Steve and the team at Britannia made an excellent job of my car service and MOT. Steve gave friendly and professional advice on my car and as a result it now drives like new. Cannot thank them enough. Great job at a great price. I will be back.

25.01.16

Mark, Toyota Auris

Steve got back to me with a quote extremely quickly and happily answered any queries I had regarding the price. for example the original quote was £160 which I thought was extremely cheap, I asked a question whether everything was included in the price but the discs were not. this meant the price increased slightly but it was still by the cheapest price by far at £225. I was most impressed when I was offered a brand new courtesy car while mine was having work done, which is a real bonus! all in all the job ended up costing £358 upon the discovery that a calliper needed replacing also, I was more than happy to pay the extra on top of the quote as I was told in good time that it was needed. I found the guys very helpful and easy to deal with and the discovery of an Easter egg and mug after picking my car up made it that bit sweeter..... nice touch!

29.03.16

Callum, BMW 1 Series

An excellent service ... great communications, everything explained simply, flexible and a superb courtesy car. Couldn't recommend them enough!

15.04.16

Simon, BMW 3 Series

Bang on!! Price quoted was the price I paid. They inspected my front discs and pads and said they were fine, no need to replace. Hire car was spot on and a nice little touch giving it to me free of charge for being a first time customer although the £10 charge it would have been, is a good price. Would thoroughly recommend.

19.04.16

Scott, Vauxhall Astra

Excellent customer service with Steve Martin (owner/manager). I've owned Audi A3's for many years now and used a flexible long-life service with Main Dealer, but find them very expensive these days. Britannia Auto Centre provided same service and uses Original Equipment parts/dealership recommended lubricants etc. and I was highly impressed with their efficiency and with a courtesy car provided too. Would not hesitate to use for future services/MOT's. K.Walton. 28.04.2016.

Brilliant service, couldn't fault it. My car was collected from home just after 9.00 and was returned with new pads and discs before 11.00! My car is due for MOT and Service next month and guess where it will be going!!

16.06.17

Andrew, Citroen Berlingo

I would definitely recommend Luke at Sacriston Services Ltd. Price as agreed which also included free collection and return. Great service, thanks once again Luke.

What is a Diesel Particulate Filter?

Diesel Particulate Filters are extremely important to have in your vehicle. The filter captures and stores exhaust soot in order to help reduce emissions coming from diesel cars.
Ever since 2009, the Euro 5 standard has been enforced, a rule which ensures all new diesel cars must have particulate filters fitted.
These pieces of equipment were introduced in an effort to reduce the particle and soot emissions from diesel engines. Diesel Particulate filters (DPF) trap soot before it blows out of an exhaust and like any filter, it requires cleaning in order to maintain performance.
Fortunately the filter itself has self-cleaning capabilities known as regeneration.
There are two types of regeneration which can be carried out on your car.
Passive Regeneration
This process happens automatically while the exhaust is at a high temperature which will usually occur when you are driving down a motorway or quickly down an A-road. However, as many vehicles aren’t always being driven at high speeds, an alternative system for regeneration exists.
Active Regeneration
This method of cleaning the DFP is controlled by an engine management computer and happens automatically when the filter reaches 45% of its limit. The process is initiated by the fuel injection being increased which makes the exhaust heat up and therefore clear the filter. However, if your drive is a short one and the process tries to initiate, it will not be able to properly clear the filter, in this eventuality, the warning light in your car will come on.
A drive of about ten minutes at a speed of around 40mph should be adequate for the process to be successful.

Signs that your Diesel Particulate Filter needs cleaning

A warning light may appear

A slight increase in fuel consumption

Increased idle speed

Deactivation of automatic stop/start

A hot and strong smell emitting from the exhaust

The note of the engine changing

If these issues are effecting your car it is almost certain that you will need your filter replacing which is likely to cost upwards of £1000 including diagnostic and labour time.
And if you were thinking of saving all of that time and money by removing the filter completely, think again, it’s illegal to remove the DPF.
The Department for Transport states that it is an offence to remove the filter or modify the piece of equipment in a way which would result in the vehicle failing air pollutant emission standards. Breaking the law will result in the vehicle not being road worthy so if you are ever offered to have your filter removed, make sure to keep this in mind.
Every MOT now includes a check for the DPF and a smoke test from the exhaust so there is very little chance of getting away with removing the filter.
If you need to have the filter regenerated manually, you must take your vehicle to a trained professional immediately. They will initiate a process where the exhaust is heated up to a point where regeneration happens and soot is cleared from the filter.

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